Burkina Faso army, militias killed 130 members of ethnic group, HRW says Army aircraft were reportedly hovering above as the killings took place, showing command control of the operation. Al Jazeera · May 12, 2025
Press freedom in Greece going 'from bad to worse,' Human Rights Watch report says HRW says the 'image internationally of a forward-thinking and modern administration' that Athens wishes to present to the world is at odds with the reality on the ground. Euronews · May 9, 2025
‘A step too far’: Mali military’s move to hold on to power prompts revolt Civic spaces are shrinking under Goita’s rule, democracy activists say, as the military suspends ‘political activity’. Al Jazeera · May 8, 2025
Is HRW the Next WTI? Back in 2025, WTI crude oil famously fell below $0, setting the standard for overwhelmingly bearish commodity markets. With that, another look at the 2025 HRW wheat market. Barchart · Apr 30, 2025
'I thought I'd died.' How landmines are continuing to claim lives in post-Assad Syria Land mines and other unexploded remnants of war continue to pose a deadly threat across Syria, causing widespread casualties and long-term harm The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2025
Allies say Ghannouchi ‘unjustly’ held, as he marks 2 years in Tunisian jail International Committee for Solidarity with Rached Ghannouchi decries ‘repressive campaign’ against Ennahdha party head. Al Jazeera · Apr 18, 2025
Trial Opens For Students, Journalists Over Istanbul Protests A trial of nearly 200 people, among them students and journalists, arrested over Turkey's biggest protests in more than a decade opened in Istanbul on Friday. International Business Times · Apr 18, 2025
How Should Long-Term Investors View Wheat's Variable Storage Rate? The CME's Variable Storage Rate program adds another layer to winter wheat's real supply and demand situation. Barchart · Apr 17, 2025
Human Rights Watch slams Tunisia’s 'repressive' use of arbitrary detention The non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) has just released a new report on Tunisia, denouncing the government's use of arbitrary detention as “a cornerstone of its repressive policy” and claiming it is designed to strip individuals of their civil and political rights. Radio France Internationale · Apr 16, 2025
NGOs call on Europe to act as Sudan war hits grim two-year mark The war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed tens of thousands, uprooted more than 13 million and created what has been described as "the biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded". As the catastrophe unfolds, NGOs say that Europe needs to step up its intervention… Radio France Internationale · Apr 15, 2025
Liberal candidate co-authored inquiry submission suggesting Hazaras not persecuted for ethnicity in Afghanistan Exclusive: Zahid Safi, who is running in Melbourne seat of Bruce, listed as last author on 2021 Senate submission which says victims of Afghanistan war ‘not based on ethnicity’ The Guardian - AU · Apr 11, 2025
Tunisia mass trial highlights opposition crackdown, weakening of judiciary Trial of more than 40 people charged with plotting against the state, including prominent politicians, resumes Friday. Al Jazeera · Apr 10, 2025
‘This is our home’: D-day for Afghans facing Pakistan deportation Hundreds of thousands of Afghans who have lived in Pakistan for decades face deportation from April 1. Al Jazeera · Mar 31, 2025
Rebel group committing ‘widespread abuses’ in Colombia’s Catatumbo region, says NGO Human Rights Watch says more than 56,000 people have been displaced since January, and accuses rebel fighters of executions, forced labour and child recruitment. Euronews · Mar 26, 2025
Al Jazeera · Mar 20, 2025 ‘Don’t trust anyone’: Have Syria’s Alawites lost faith in new government? Syria’s Alawites fear they may never be safe after hundreds were killed in sectarian-motivated violence.
Euronews · Mar 19, 2025 Rights group warns of forced deportations of Afghan refugees from Pakistan An estimated 800,000 Afghans have already returned or been forcibly removed since 2023, 70% of them women and children.
The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025 Rights group says Pakistan steps up pressure on Afghans to return home where they risk persecution A leading rights group says that Pakistan's authorities have intensified pressure on Afghan refugees to go back to neighboring Afghanistan where they risk persecution by the Taliban and face dire economic conditions
Radio France Internationale · Mar 13, 2025 Angola indicates M23 rebels are ready to begin direct peace talks on 18 March Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan capital on 18 March, Angola's presidency said in a statement on Wednesday. The Congolese presidency has for now only acknowledged receiving the message.
Al Jazeera · Mar 7, 2025 Fighting flares in South Sudan: Is the 2018 peace deal in danger? Tensions are again rising between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025 Evidence of torture found as detention centre and mass grave discovered outside Khartoum Exclusive: What appears to be a vast burial site found at former Rapid Support Forces base in Sudan, while rescued detainees speak of torture, starvation and deaths of fellow inmates
Barchart · Mar 5, 2025 How Bearish is Winter Wheat? A look at reads on real fundamentals show both winter wheat markets as bearish as they have been in years.
Al Jazeera · Mar 5, 2025 Zambia government’s neglect exposing more children to lead poison, HRW says Report says more than 95 percent of children in the central town of Kabwe had elevated levels of lead in their blood.
Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 2025 ‘Very worrying’: Fear stalks Kenya as dozens of government critics abducted Rights groups blame ‘state agents’ for abductions of more than 80 people since June 2024, with dozens still missing.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2025 Lattouf says unlawful termination case exposes ‘systemic racism and rot at heart of ABC’ In closing submissions, broadcaster proposes ‘modest’ payout to journalist if it loses high-stakes battle
The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2025 Saudi border forces accused of killing ‘hundreds of Ethiopian migrants’ Witnesses making the crossing from Yemen report coming under machine-gun fire and seeing rotting bodies